So why DO their bottoms go manky when they're teething?

[phdlife]

I just realised I've never had this properly explained to me. I don't remember ds really going through that though (teething for him was allll about the night waking) but dd is having a wretched time.

Anyone know the scientimatific reason?

don't they produce more bile and saliva and it makes their poo runny?

The extra production of saliva in their mouths gets swallowed and makes their poo more runny and I assume that reacts with the skin?

I suppose extra saliva, with a lot of extra digestive enzyme being swallowed..erm.. then irritating the stomach and small intenstine.. erm

don't know

poo def not runny here. STANKY, yes. runny, no. spose it could be the saliva - lord knows it's getting everywhere else these days...